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Raghav Bansal shot into the limelight this WSOP with his brash attitude, youthful confidence and a number of cashes, including a marvelous ninth place finish in Event 47 for $39,508.
It almost seems unbelievable that this is Raghav’s first foray to WSOP, but as we talk to him, he reveals the details and informs that he never really prepared for the series. Certainly, he has come back with some memorable moments, especially his i..........
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After more than 40 days, since it asked the three licensees to withhold operations, the Sikkim government has finally amended and passed the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Amendment Bill 2015 on July 30. The bill includes several conditions, the most disappointing one being that locals would be banned from entering the casinos in the state.
PokerGuru had apprised readers about Sikkim conferring three licenses for online gaming and later..........
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Barely a few days after GVC Holdings broke its ties with Amaya and upped its bid to acquire bwin.party, a new development has come up in the ongoing deal. Jason Ader, New York activist investor has made a statement that if GVC wants to take over bwin.party, it would have to increase its offer of 122.5p ($1.91) per share offer to approximately 140p per share, to overcome 888 Holdings’ $1.4 Billion offer for the gambling group.
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It was a quite week in the GPI top 10 rankings with no major changes. Good news for Jason Mercier who continues his rein on the top of the overall leaderboard, which means a second week in a row at the top for Mercier.
Anthony Zinno slips lower in the GPI rankings, but retains his lead in the POY leaderboard. Same is the case with the GPI WSOP POY leaderboard, which maintains the status quo this week.
This week too, only Ravi Raghavan ..........
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Player fun at PokerStars just never seems to end, with more and more action at the site. The latest from the online giant are the even bigger Spin & Go tournaments.
Earlier these lottery-styled games had mostly small buy ins, with great prizes. Now, the Spin & Gos have an addition $100 buy in variant and what do you know? The top prize is also much juicier at $300K.
If that has set your pulses tingling, rush now and check it ou..........
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The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) has once again returned to Manila, with APPT 9 Manila taking flight yesterday at PokerStars LIVE poker room, housed inside the City of Dreams complex.
This is the first time that the series is being held at PokerStars LIVE, Manila, though it is the fifth time it plays out in the capital city. APPT 9 Manila will last for 11 days, with 14 Official ‘Asia Player of the Year’ Events.
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The 10th season of the ACOP Platinum Series, which ran from July 21 to 28 saw a successful completion with eight Official Asia Player of the Year (APOY) events. The series played out at the PokerStars LIVE poker room and in all saw payouts amounting to HK$3,475,588 million to a record 992 players.
The HK $5,500 Main Event alone drew 252 entries and the two-day event was ultimately won by Japan's Tokuho Yoshinaga for a prize of HK$272,9..........
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